Nurney Cross

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Nurney Cross is a stone cross located in Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland, and is an early example of a high cross. ()

Built: VI centuryCoordinates: 52°45'8"N, 6°54'46"W

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Nurney Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Laserian's Cathedral, Leighlinbridge Castle, Ballymoon Castle, Shankill Castle.

4.8 miW
Church
St Laserian's Cathedral
124 min walk • St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland.
3 miSW
Forts and castles
Leighlinbridge Castle, Leighlinbridge
76 min walk • Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. In the 1540s a Carmelite friary was converted into a new fort by Edward Bellingham.
3.6 miS
Forts and castles
Ballymoon Castle
92 min walk • Ballymoon Castle is a National Monument situated 2 miles east of Muine Bheag, County Carlow, Ireland. The castle is thought to date from the 13th century.
6.4 miSW
Forts and castles, Cemetery
Shankill Castle
163 min walk • Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in parkland near Paulstown on the Carlow/Kilkenny border. Visitors are invited to walk in the grounds and gardens, and there are guided tours of the house.
3 miNW
Watermill
Milford Mills
77 min walk • Milford Mills is an 18th-century watermill which sits on the banks of the River Barrow at Milford, County Carlow. Originally built as a flour mill and malting house, it was later employed as a hydroelectric power station.
4.4 miSW
52°42'17"N • 6°58'54"W
Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Carlow
112 min walk • Tours, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
5.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Baunogenasraid
143 min walk • Baunogenasraid is an archaeological site and National Monument in County Carlow. The site was excavated in 1972 and discovered to contain a single neolithic burial mound which was expanded into a small cemetery in the early Bronze Age.
5.2 miN
Universities and schools
Institute of Technology Carlow, Carlow
133 min walk • Institute of Technology Carlow is one of the largest technology colleges in Ireland, with campuses in Carlow, Wexford and Wicklow, and part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland. It will become a founding constituent institute of Technological University for the South East in May 2022.
7 miSW
Locality
Paulstown
178 min walk • Paulstown is a small village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. Paulstown is located at the junction of the N9 and N10 National primary roads. It is 21 km south of Carlow and 19 km east of Kilkenny. Scoil Bhride is the primary school in Paulstown. Shankill Gardens & Castle is a point of interest.